text_original: But the Empire still lived on in its new capital in the East, and there is no reason to think that Charles ever contemplated, during the first twenty  five years of his reign, the idea of superseding the some  what shadowy authority that the Byzantine rulers exercised over Italy.
text_transcription: BUT THE EMPIRE STILL LIVED ON IN ITS NEW CAPITAL IN THE EAST AND THERE IS NO REASON TO THINK THAT CHARLES EVER CONTEMPLATED DURING THE FIRST TWENTY FIVE YEARS OF HIS REIGN THE IDEA OF SUPERSEDING THE SOMEWHAT SHADOWY AUTHORITY THAT THE BYZANTINE RULERS EXERCISED OVER ITALY
phonemes: bˌʌt ðɪ ˈɛmpaɪɚ stˈɪl lˈɪvd ˌɔn ɪn ɪts nˈuː kˈæpɪɾəl ɪnðɪ ˈiːst, ænd ðɛɹ ɪz nˈoʊ ɹˈiːzən tə θˈɪŋk ðæt tʃˈɑːɹlz ˈɛvɚ kˈɑːntəmplˌeɪɾᵻd, dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə fˈɜːst twˈɛnti fˈaɪv jˈɪɹz ʌv hɪz ɹˈeɪn, ðɪ aɪdˈiə ʌv sˈuːpɚsˌiːdɪŋ ðə sˌʌm wʌt ʃˈædoʊi ɐθˈɔːɹɪɾi ðætðə bˈɪzɐntˌiːn ɹˈuːlɚz ˈɛksɚsˌaɪzd ˌoʊvɚɹ ˈɪɾəli.